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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
47
Little King led from start to finish outrunning Hy land on Ben Loyal, a 30 to 1 shot. Chourmaster of Chesterbrook, at 3 to 1 with a Stable Boy, defeated The Peer, a 1 to 12 favorite, in a tight finish.
Fractured race card excerpts show many entries with uncertain names and times. The text lists horses such as Jeanne d Are Emperor William Spindle and Semele along with bettors and judges, but the overall results are unclear.
Aged 13? No, Charles W Hart, a renowned trap shooter, dies at home. He was a longtime competitor who once held an amateur championship title four years ago. Roadside report lists his achievements and family details.
Annapolis Md Sept 28 The first line up at the Naval Academy shaped up with members of the large fourth class squad forming the opposing elevens. Austin the Germantown Academy halfback impressed with a 6 yard run and strong arm work. Miller Fontes Hall and Rodes Strong Cophran and Seller showed promise at various backfield and line positions. Vanderkloot Holmes were noted as potential ends. The named players will likely be assigned to the first squad beginning Monday.
Georgetown practices tackle and conditioning with many players, including Feenan the substitute catcher from the varsity baseball team reporting for the first time. Coach Newman plans to focus on lineman work to speed up scrimmage readiness. McQuail injured his knee during practice and is expected to be out several days.
Georgetown discussions among four college class representatives foresee a banner year with new social fundraisers and athletic initiatives. Manager Byrne proposes a Potomac regatta inviting Penn, Princeton, and Navy, plus possible freshmen races, with dual events against Virginia and other Southern colleges. Plans include a student cheering elan and expanded athletic efforts across football and basketball efforts as university leaders pursue broad athletic and social growth.
Entries cover six furlongs to about two miles with age marks and weights. Notable horses include Fence Gal Harrigan Light, Emperor William, Camprigner, and Gate mascots like Golden Fiore and Maliane. Several maiden and selling races feature two year olds and private stakes, with purses from 600 to 900 added and track-specific names such as Chesterbrook and Parand appearing among participants.
Large turnout expected for Young Men's Club track and field meet at Union League Park next Saturday. About 200 athletes from Baltimore and allied clubs enter 20 relay heats and numerous individual events, including 440 yard dashes and hurdles, with entries listing Tremont AC, Washington Grove AA, Baltimore City College, and George Washington University among others.
Windsor Engisna Sept 21 Delirium Atropia placed second and Conidia third in a 400 saveralens handicap for two year olds. H P Whitney trained Delirium won. nine horses raced. Parla Sept 3 saw Bebe win the Prix Carmagne at Le Quen. Fischoft's Bebe reeled in a strong field to claim top honors.
Cornell coaches selected the varsity squad with Mearthur and Crosby ends Rourke Weeks tackles Bell Douats guards toegraves center Baker quarter Hoffman Stolth Pope as backs. letters list substitutes.
Harvard football opened the season with a twelve minute scrimmage in Cambridge. The first team produced a touchdown via end line and a well executed forward pass from O Finhedy who appears to be a strong quarterback prospect. Morrison and Corbett excelled in the backfield while Minot Gibrowne and Weat did not dress for the varsity.
Minneapolis shortstop Oyler, injured yesterday in a game with Columbus when struck in the head, lies semiconscious at Protestant Hospital. Doctors report the skull not fractured but some small blood vessels in the head likely broken. He may be discharged in two or three days.
Football stock at Virginia rises as captain and quarterback Sam W Honaker signals intent to return to the University of Virginia from Plano Texas. His decision brings back key backfield pairing with Stanton and Dilcott on a squad that dominated in the 1908 season and promises a strong 1909 campaign despite some players not yet matriculated or returning.
A Garrett County insurrectional fusion ticket representing Republicans Democrats and Prohibitionists nominated candidates. George Le Michaels of Eloomtog named for state senator, William Granteville for county clerk, Harvey No Cuppett for county commissioner, and Thomas Laynen for clerk to the county commissioners. Also listed are Meyer Mason for surveyor and William Spetchar for treasurer.
Chesterfield county citizens gathered to urge completing the intercity pike between Richmond and Petersburg before state convict road forces are withdrawn. Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Petersburg chamber officials voiced support but no formal action was taken as county supervisors cited a drained treasury from a smallpox outbreak.
A Washington Post special reports that a forged will of the late Edward Martin allegedly directs equal state distribution among several heirs. Noah Martin James Wilkinson and others tried to probate the will, but the court clerk refused admission, and heirs Nora Bell Lucile Martin Nora F Martin and Clara Martin contest the document as a forgery.
Special to The Washington Past reports a coal mine fire in Clinch River near Richlands burning for days. Attempts to seal off the workings failed. the blaze eats into cost veins and threatens major mine destruction. Fire crews struggle as efforts to extinguish falter.
In Cumberland Mrs Mary Bowles wife of J W Galbreath of Baltimore and former chief engineer of the West Virginia Central and Pillsburg Railway dies. Alfred Thompson aged 8 dies at Mountain Lake Park after syphilitic fever. William Kipstein, a wealthy St Louis leather leader, dies. born near Albany in this county.
A fragmented 1920s Norfolk report describes a money spill on Atlantic Street where a bag burst scattering nickels. Police and clerks rushed to aid, with most coins recovered and no serious injuries reported.
Five men were injured, two probably fatally, when a Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive jumped the track and overturned into a ditch near Huntington West Virginia during a test run. Engineer G Penue and conductor Thomas Bledsoe were killed. Fireman Benjamin Smith, Thomas Bullock, and Frank Clark sustained less serious injuries. The engine had just been completed and was on a test trial, tearing up the track for hundreds of yards and delaying traffic for hours.
Washington Bureau reports Henry Smith, a states witness, reaffirmed that Calvin Johnson, Richard Pines, and Eugene Dorsey killed Walter F Schulte. Smith, brought from Alexandria jail, was arraigned without counsel and his trial postponed to the November term.
The Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church will supply the pulpit while Rev Oeborn Belt recovers from a mental and physical breakdown following a demanding revival. Belt’s health is expected to improve with rest after the stress of recent events and insomnia. The same period, the Alexandria Lodge Elks plan The Merry Cobbler at the opera house for Frederick Schwan’s recovery support.
Special to The Washington Past Charlottesvile Sept Mr Thomas Ryan expands real estate holdings in Nelson County adding Oak Ridge Belle View ridge Petit farm northwest of Oak Ridge. Negotiating for 600 acres southeast of Oak Ridge for a game preserve. Improvements totaling 8000 dollars on farms include a training barn with amphitheater and racing track. Track to be completed by No Mise Elizabeth Didstonett wedding at 6th Street home. plan sanitary and husbandry developments, extensive horse exhibits and entries for Lynchburg and Madison Square shows featuring Kentucky stallions News notes parade about horses, stables, and breeding plans.
The Washington Post reports Montgomery County school commissioners appoint Edna F Hauke Unity Mise Kiva Bready Sildell Misa Dora G Holman Bailey Mies Maid B Carlisle Friendship Kenneth Wells Spencer Truiean Heud Travilah Fran cia W Watkins Dwyers and plan adding an assistant teacher for Gaithersburg High School Samuel C Updegraft a respected Hagerstown figure dies at age, born in Downsville. He linked Courier and Free Press in his career and served in Civil War era stage lines with John B Thurston. He was twice married and survived by four children.
Gould Mehetes, Central High Schools mainstay behind the plate for three years, will enter Georgetown University. Meenefee is hailed as the greatest catcher developed locally, shunned pro offers to finish schooling, and is noted for a strong arm and clean-up hitting. He is expected to boost the team in baseball and on the gridiron and cinder path.
Seaboard Air Line schedule fragment lists routes and stations with unclear times and destinations. Names like Washington Putman Jacksonville and Saratoga appear amid garbled text. The readable parts indicate travel connections and a timetable snippet without clear dates or times.
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